diff --git a/docs/utilities/parameters.md b/docs/utilities/parameters.md
index 9c757e42e5..d35188c9ea 100644
--- a/docs/utilities/parameters.md
+++ b/docs/utilities/parameters.md
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ All caching logic is handled by the `BaseProvider`, and provided that the return
 
 Here's an example of implementing a custom parameter store using an external service like HashiCorp Vault, a widely popular key-value secret storage.
 
+=== "Provider usage"
+	```typescript hl_lines="5-8 12-16"
+	--8<-- "examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts"
+	```
+
 === "Provider implementation"
 	```typescript
 	--8<-- "examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVault.ts"
@@ -307,11 +312,6 @@ Here's an example of implementing a custom parameter store using an external ser
 	--8<-- "examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultTypes.ts"
 	```
 
-=== "Provider usage"
-	```typescript
-	--8<-- "examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts"
-	```
-
 ### Deserializing values with transform parameter
 
 For parameters stored in JSON or Base64 format, you can use the `transform` argument for deserialization.
diff --git a/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVault.ts b/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVault.ts
index 4b5c061b9c..838f1adc9d 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVault.ts
+++ b/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVault.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Logger } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/logger';
 import { BaseProvider } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters/base';
+import { GetParameterError } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters/errors';
 import Vault from 'hashi-vault-js';
 import type {
   HashiCorpVaultGetOptions,
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import type {
 class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
   public client: Vault;
   readonly #token: string;
-  readonly #logger: Logger;
 
   /**
    * It initializes the HashiCorpVaultProvider class.
@@ -17,9 +16,7 @@ class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
    * @param {HashiCorpVaultProviderOptions} config - The configuration object.
    */
   public constructor(config: HashiCorpVaultProviderOptions) {
-    super({
-      proto: Vault,
-    });
+    super({});
 
     const { url, token, clientConfig, vaultClient } = config;
     if (vaultClient) {
@@ -39,9 +36,6 @@ class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
       this.client = new Vault(config);
     }
     this.#token = token;
-    this.#logger = new Logger({
-      serviceName: 'HashiCorpVaultProvider',
-    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -55,13 +49,13 @@ class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
    * @param {string} name - The name of the secret
    * @param {HashiCorpVaultGetOptions} options - Options to customize the retrieval of the secret
    */
-  public async get(
+  public async get<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
     name: string,
     options?: HashiCorpVaultGetOptions
-  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown> | undefined> {
+  ): Promise<T | undefined> {
     return super.get(name, options) as Promise<
       Record<string, unknown> | undefined
-    >;
+    > as Promise<T | undefined>;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -92,9 +86,6 @@ class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
     );
 
     if (response.isVaultError) {
-      this.#logger.error('An error occurred', {
-        error: response.vaultHelpMessage,
-      });
       throw response;
     }
     return response.data;
@@ -108,8 +99,8 @@ class HashiCorpVaultProvider extends BaseProvider {
   protected async _getMultiple(
     _path: string,
     _options?: unknown
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown> | undefined> {
+    throw new GetParameterError('Method not implemented.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts b/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts
index b86b51e2d8..5ead5b0a46 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts
+++ b/examples/snippets/parameters/customProviderVaultUsage.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
+import { Logger } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/logger';
 import { HashiCorpVaultProvider } from './customProviderVault.js';
 
+const logger = new Logger({ logLevel: 'DEBUG' });
 const secretsProvider = new HashiCorpVaultProvider({
   url: 'https://vault.example.com:8200/v1',
-  token: 'my-token',
+  token: process.env.ROOT_TOKEN ?? '',
 });
 
-export const handler = async (): Promise<void> => {
+try {
   // Retrieve a secret from HashiCorp Vault
-  const secret = await secretsProvider.get('my-secret');
-  console.log(secret);
-};
+  const secret = await secretsProvider.get<{ foo: 'string' }>('my-secret', {
+    sdkOptions: {
+      mount: 'secrets',
+    },
+  });
+  if (!secret) {
+    throw new Error('Secret not found');
+  }
+  logger.debug('Secret retrieved!');
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    logger.error(error.message, error);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/appconfig/AppConfigProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/appconfig/AppConfigProvider.ts
index 74ee59aeab..900c5831f0 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/appconfig/AppConfigProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/appconfig/AppConfigProvider.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class AppConfigProvider extends BaseProvider {
    */
   public constructor(options: AppConfigProviderOptions) {
     super({
-      proto: AppConfigDataClient as new (
+      awsSdkV3ClientPrototype: AppConfigDataClient as new (
         config?: unknown
       ) => AppConfigDataClient,
       clientConfig: options.clientConfig,
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/base/BaseProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/base/BaseProvider.ts
index bbaeff91c1..afeabc69a6 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/base/BaseProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/base/BaseProvider.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { EnvironmentVariablesService } from '../config/EnvironmentVariablesService.js';
 import { GetParameterError, TransformParameterError } from '../errors.js';
 import type {
+  BaseProviderConstructorOptions,
   BaseProviderInterface,
   GetMultipleOptionsInterface,
   GetOptionsInterface,
@@ -44,27 +45,25 @@ abstract class BaseProvider implements BaseProviderInterface {
   public constructor({
     awsSdkV3Client,
     clientConfig,
-    proto,
-  }: {
-    awsSdkV3Client?: unknown;
-    clientConfig?: unknown;
-    proto: new (config?: unknown) => unknown;
-  }) {
+    awsSdkV3ClientPrototype,
+  }: BaseProviderConstructorOptions) {
     this.store = new Map();
     this.envVarsService = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
     if (awsSdkV3Client) {
-      if (!isSdkClient(awsSdkV3Client)) {
+      if (!isSdkClient(awsSdkV3Client) && awsSdkV3ClientPrototype) {
         console.warn(
           'awsSdkV3Client is not an AWS SDK v3 client, using default client'
         );
-        this.client = new proto(clientConfig ?? {});
+        this.client = new awsSdkV3ClientPrototype(clientConfig ?? {});
       } else {
         this.client = awsSdkV3Client;
       }
-    } else {
-      this.client = new proto(clientConfig ?? {});
+    } else if (awsSdkV3ClientPrototype) {
+      this.client = new awsSdkV3ClientPrototype(clientConfig ?? {});
+    }
+    if (isSdkClient(this.client)) {
+      addUserAgentMiddleware(this.client, 'parameters');
     }
-    addUserAgentMiddleware(this.client, 'parameters');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/dynamodb/DynamoDBProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/dynamodb/DynamoDBProvider.ts
index 42f3c4c854..3690fa16d7 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/dynamodb/DynamoDBProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/dynamodb/DynamoDBProvider.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ class DynamoDBProvider extends BaseProvider {
    */
   public constructor(config: DynamoDBProviderOptions) {
     super({
-      proto: DynamoDBClient as new (config?: unknown) => DynamoDBClient,
+      awsSdkV3ClientPrototype: DynamoDBClient as new (
+        config?: unknown
+      ) => DynamoDBClient,
       ...config,
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/secrets/SecretsProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/secrets/SecretsProvider.ts
index 1f0e0cb996..ba4ecee562 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/secrets/SecretsProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/secrets/SecretsProvider.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class SecretsProvider extends BaseProvider {
    */
   public constructor(config?: SecretsProviderOptions) {
     super({
-      proto: SecretsManagerClient as new (
+      awsSdkV3ClientPrototype: SecretsManagerClient as new (
         config?: unknown
       ) => SecretsManagerClient,
       ...(config ?? {}),
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/ssm/SSMProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/ssm/SSMProvider.ts
index 86c1e571c6..d94a17a101 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/ssm/SSMProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/ssm/SSMProvider.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class SSMProvider extends BaseProvider {
    */
   public constructor(config?: SSMProviderOptions) {
     super({
-      proto: SSMClient as new (config?: unknown) => SSMClient,
+      awsSdkV3ClientPrototype: SSMClient as new (config?: unknown) => SSMClient,
       ...(config ?? {}),
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/parameters/src/types/BaseProvider.ts b/packages/parameters/src/types/BaseProvider.ts
index 8ad41705b5..44c3ee417e 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/src/types/BaseProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/parameters/src/types/BaseProvider.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 import type { Transform } from '../constants.js';
 
+/**
+ * Options for the BaseProvider class constructor.
+ */
+type BaseProviderConstructorOptions = {
+  /**
+   * AWS SDK v3 client instance to use for operations.
+   */
+  awsSdkV3Client?: unknown;
+  /**
+   * Optional configuration to pass during client initialization to customize AWS SDK v3 clients.
+   */
+  clientConfig?: unknown;
+  /**
+   * AWS SDK v3 client prototype.
+   *
+   * If the `awsSdkV3Client` is not provided, this will be used to create a new client.
+   */
+  awsSdkV3ClientPrototype: new (
+    config?: unknown
+  ) => unknown;
+};
+
 /**
  * Type for the transform option.
  */
@@ -79,6 +101,7 @@ interface BaseProviderInterface {
 }
 
 export type {
+  BaseProviderConstructorOptions,
   GetOptionsInterface,
   GetMultipleOptionsInterface,
   BaseProviderInterface,